Deadly snowstorms cause chaos across Spain
0 Madrid is experiencing its heaviest snowfall in 50 years. Storm Filomena has disrupted travel across Spain. Madrid’s main airport was shut down late on Friday and transport officials said …
Two killed, 24 missing in severe floods in Italy and France
Storm Alex has caused flooding in Italy and France that has swept away people and homes and left behind enormous damage. At least two people have died and at least …
Huge floods, ‘unreal’ rain as Hurricane Sally hits US Gulf Coast
The southern US is being hit with what is being described as “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding. That is where Tropical Storm Sally made landfall, originally as a Category 2 hurricane. …
Typhoon topples trees, knocks out power in South Korea
Typhoon Haishen made landfall just north of the South Korean city of Busan on Monday morning, cutting power to homes and factories, toppling trees, and forcing trains to be cancelled …
Sudan declares 3-month state of emergency over deadly floods
Historic floods are affecting more villages and neighbourhoods in Sudan, as the Nile reaches its highest level in more than 100 years. Scientists say development along the banks of the …
Kenya fears ecological disaster as two rising lakes get closer
0 Rising water levels along Kenya’s Great Rift Valley have forced thousands of people from their homes. There are also fears of an ecological disaster as two lakes are getting …
Why Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes are going through a crisis
Thousands of people in Kenya have been forced to abandon their homes after a drastic rise in the levels of the lakes along the Rift Valley. Homes, schools, hospitals and …
Afghanistan flooding: Dozens dead, hundreds of homes destroyed
The Afghan president has ordered aid deliveries for the worst affected areas and troops have been sent to flooded neighbourhoods in Pakistan as floods devastate parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. …
Powerful earthquake jolts central Philippines, homes damaged
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck the central Philippines, killing one person and injuring dozens more. A family in Masbate Province were left trapped when their house collapsed. Cracks appeared …
Ship leaking tonnes of oil off Mauritius splits apart
The Japanese-owned ship that ran into a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius has split apart, spilling the remaining oil in its hold into the sea. Mauritius declared an …